Day in Photos: Memorial Day Preparations, Starship V3 Launch, and Allied Forces Exercise

A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment with her daughter on her shoulders places a flag at each headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 21, 2026. Before dawn soldiers begin the process of placing the flags at approximately 260,000 headstones ahead of Memorial Day. Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesA member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment with her daughter on her shoulders places a flag at each headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 21, 2026. Before dawn soldiers begin the process of placing the flags at approximately 260,000 headstones ahead of Memorial Day. Heather Diehl/Getty Images